Protesters on Rustaveli Avenue commemorated the victims of April 9.

Participants in the evening protest outside the Georgian Parliament dedicated their posters to the victims of the dispersal of the opposition rally in Tbilisi on April 9, 1989.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot", on April 8, the 497th day of continuous protests, mothers and fathers of prisoners of conscience gathered outside the Georgian Parliament. They announced that, holding photographs of their children, they would spend the entire night at the memorial to the heroes who died on April 9, 1989. Representatives of Georgia's political leadership laid flowers at the memorial this morning amid the protest, which required a police cordon. One man was detained while attempting to remove wreaths laid by government representatives from the memorial grounds and shouting obscenities at Bidzina Ivanishvili, the honorary founder of the Georgian Dream party.

Supporters of Georgia's European integration, carrying national flags, gathered on Rustaveli Avenue near the parliament this evening for the 498th day in a row, Publika reports.

Protesters held signs reading "We remember April 9," "Together we will win again," "The fight for freedom continues," "1989-1991-2026, we don't forget, we won't give in," "It's shameful to be more Russian than Russian," "We meet and stand shoulder to shoulder," and "I was here on April 9, 1989, and I stand here today with the same goal," according to posts by photographer Mo Se and Georgian media on Facebook*.

Protesters in Georgia have been demanding new parliamentary elections and the release of political prisoners since November 28, 2024. Security forces violently dispersed the protests, using tear gas and water cannons, and detained protesters. Thousands of people were subjected to administrative prosecution during the protests. The "Caucasian Knot" has prepared a report "The Main Thing About the Persecution of Protest Participants in Georgia".